LaborX vs Skoove

LaborX is a blockchain-based jobs platform that helps clients connect with freelancers from a vast global pool of Web3 talent.

We provide efficient transactions with cryptocurrency, and robust protection through smart contracts - wherever you're based! As a jobs marketplace hosted on the Ethereum network, LaborX connects freelancers and customers through smart contracts, enabling robust protections and efficient blockchain payments – wherever the different parties are based.

Location: Belrose, Australia

The easiest way to learn to play piano.

Skoove is a fun music learning platform offering the world’s first interactive online piano lessons. Designed for beginner and returning pianists, the app works via web browser and delivers expertly designed lessons, giving real time feedback and adapting to your pace. Just plug in a keyboard or e-piano to get started.

Founded in Berlin in August 2014 by music technology veterans and cofounders Dr Florian Plenge and Stephan Schulz, Skoove completed a seed funding round with the largest German early stage fund, High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF), in 2015. The startup is a graduate of the renowned Microsoft Ventures Accelerator in Berlin, and is supported by the Microsoft Ventures Alumni program and the acclaimed Fraunhofer IDMT research institute.

Featured in VentureBeat and on Sky News, Skoove launched in public beta on 15 September, 2015.